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Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County

Oral Cavity & Pharynx (Late Stage^), 2018-2022

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

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County
sort alphabetically by name ascending 		2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
sort by rural urban descending 		Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate †
cases per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by rate descending 		CI*Rank ⋔
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by CI rank descending 		Average Annual Count
sort by count ascending 		Percent of Cases with Late Stage
sort by percent late descending
North Carolina 2 N/A 8.6 (8.4, 8.9) N/A 1,146 67.3
US (SEER+NPCR) 1 N/A 7.7 (7.7, 7.8) N/A 32,341 64.3
Wake County 2 Urban 7.8 (7.1, 8.5) 64 (38, 74) 94 67.1
Mecklenburg County 2 Urban 7.3 (6.6, 8.1) 72 (46, 76) 83 69.5
Guilford County 2 Urban 7.7 (6.7, 8.7) 68 (33, 76) 50 63.9
Forsyth County 2 Urban 8.5 (7.3, 9.8) 54 (19, 73) 41 68.5
New Hanover County 2 Urban 11.4 (9.7, 13.3) 9 (2, 48) 34 73.6
Buncombe County 2 Urban 8.6 (7.3, 10.1) 51 (16, 73) 33 64.9
Cumberland County 2 Urban 8.5 (7.1, 10.1) 53 (16, 74) 28 72.2
Brunswick County 2 Urban 11.0 (8.9, 13.5) 12 (2, 58) 27 68.5
Gaston County 2 Urban 9.2 (7.7, 10.9) 36 (9, 71) 27 71.8
Union County 2 Urban 8.5 (7.1, 10.3) 52 (14, 75) 24 72.3
Iredell County 2 Urban 9.8 (8.1, 11.9) 27 (5, 69) 24 66.9
Davidson County 2 Urban 9.9 (8.1, 12.0) 25 (5, 69) 24 74.2
Durham County 2 Urban 6.3 (5.2, 7.5) 78 (54, 79) 23 63.0
Cabarrus County 2 Urban 8.7 (7.2, 10.5) 47 (12, 75) 23 70.2
Johnston County 2 Urban 8.5 (6.9, 10.3) 55 (14, 76) 21 72.3
Catawba County 2 Urban 8.9 (7.1, 10.9) 44 (9, 76) 19 65.5
Rowan County 2 Urban 9.3 (7.5, 11.5) 34 (7, 73) 19 67.8
Rockingham County 2 Urban 14.0 (11.1, 17.4) 3 (1, 31) 19 78.8
Henderson County 2 Urban 9.3 (7.3, 11.7) 35 (6, 74) 18 65.7
Onslow County 2 Urban 10.8 (8.6, 13.3) 13 (2, 66) 18 63.8
Randolph County 2 Urban 9.1 (7.2, 11.4) 38 (7, 75) 17 70.7
Wayne County 2 Urban 11.1 (8.8, 13.9) 10 (1, 62) 17 72.6
Alamance County 2 Urban 7.3 (5.8, 9.2) 71 (25, 79) 16 60.7
Orange County 2 Urban 9.0 (7.0, 11.4) 41 (7, 76) 15 68.5
Carteret County 2 Rural 12.0 (9.1, 15.6) 7 (1, 65) 14 65.7
Cleveland County 2 Rural 10.4 (8.0, 13.4) 16 (2, 72) 14 67.0
Harnett County 2 Rural 9.5 (7.3, 12.0) 32 (4, 75) 14 69.7
Burke County 2 Urban 10.3 (7.9, 13.3) 18 (2, 72) 14 61.3
Moore County 2 Urban 9.6 (7.3, 12.4) 30 (4, 76) 14 61.8
Pitt County 2 Urban 6.9 (5.3, 8.9) 75 (27, 79) 13 61.0
Craven County 2 Rural 8.8 (6.7, 11.4) 45 (6, 78) 13 69.2
Lincoln County 2 Urban 9.1 (6.8, 12.0) 37 (4, 77) 12 69.0
Caldwell County 2 Urban 10.0 (7.5, 13.2) 23 (2, 76) 11 65.9
Rutherford County 2 Rural 10.7 (7.9, 14.3) 15 (1, 75) 10 69.3
Surry County 2 Rural 9.5 (7.1, 12.7) 31 (3, 77) 10 73.2
Nash County 2 Urban 8.0 (5.8, 10.8) 63 (9, 79) 10 65.3
Robeson County 2 Rural 7.0 (5.1, 9.4) 74 (22, 79) 10 68.1
Wilson County 2 Rural 9.0 (6.6, 12.0) 42 (4, 79) 10 63.6
Haywood County 2 Rural 8.1 (5.8, 11.3) 62 (6, 79) 9 58.1
Pender County 2 Urban 10.1 (7.2, 14.0) 21 (1, 78) 8 70.0
McDowell County 2 Rural 12.8 (9.0, 17.8) 4 (1, 69) 8 64.1
Stanly County 2 Rural 9.0 (6.4, 12.4) 40 (4, 79) 8 61.2
Granville County 2 Rural 9.8 (6.9, 13.7) 26 (2, 78) 8 69.6
Wilkes County 2 Rural 7.4 (5.1, 10.4) 69 (13, 79) 8 61.3
Chatham County 2 Urban 6.0 (4.2, 8.6) 79 (32, 79) 7 56.1
Halifax County 2 Rural 10.3 (7.0, 14.7) 19 (1, 78) 7 56.5
Beaufort County 2 Rural 8.7 (5.9, 12.7) 49 (3, 79) 7 77.3
Davie County 2 Urban 9.7 (6.7, 14.0) 29 (2, 79) 7 72.3
Lee County 2 Rural 8.4 (5.8, 11.9) 58 (5, 79) 7 64.2
Cherokee County 2 Rural 12.6 (8.1, 19.2) 6 (1, 77) 7 76.7
Edgecombe County 2 Urban 9.4 (6.3, 13.7) 33 (2, 79) 7 62.3
Lenoir County 2 Rural 7.7 (5.2, 11.2) 67 (7, 79) 7 57.9
Stokes County 2 Urban 9.8 (6.5, 14.3) 28 (1, 79) 7 71.7
Dare County 2 Rural 10.0 (6.6, 14.9) 22 (1, 79) 6 72.7
Sampson County 2 Rural 8.5 (5.7, 12.2) 57 (4, 79) 6 65.3
Columbus County 2 Rural 8.8 (5.8, 12.8) 46 (3, 79) 6 64.6
Franklin County 2 Urban 7.3 (4.9, 10.6) 73 (8, 79) 6 64.6
Richmond County 2 Rural 10.3 (7.0, 15.0) 17 (1, 79) 6 58.5
Macon County 2 Rural 9.9 (6.4, 15.1) 24 (1, 79) 6 60.0
Watauga County 2 Rural 7.8 (5.0, 11.8) 65 (5, 79) 5 72.2
Duplin County 2 Rural 7.3 (4.6, 11.2) 70 (6, 79) 5 58.1
Person County 2 Urban 8.7 (5.4, 13.5) 48 (2, 79) 5 65.8
Yadkin County 2 Urban 8.3 (5.3, 12.6) 60 (3, 79) 5 62.5
Pasquotank County 2 Rural 9.0 (5.7, 13.8) 39 (2, 79) 5 77.4
Hoke County 2 Urban 8.4 (5.3, 12.8) 59 (2, 79) 5 74.2
Jackson County 2 Rural 8.9 (5.4, 13.9) 43 (2, 79) 5 56.1
Transylvania County 2 Rural 6.7 (4.0, 11.1) 76 (8, 79) 5 63.9
Bladen County 2 Rural 11.0 (6.7, 17.3) 11 (1, 79) 4 81.5
Montgomery County 2 Rural 10.1 (6.3, 16.0) 20 (1, 79) 4 73.3
Alexander County 2 Urban 7.8 (4.6, 12.5) 66 (4, 79) 4 69.0
Anson County 2 Urban 15.0 (8.8, 23.9) 2 (1, 78) 4 87.0
Ashe County 2 Rural 8.5 (4.9, 14.2) 56 (2, 79) 4 79.2
Vance County 2 Rural 6.6 (3.9, 10.5) 77 (9, 79) 4 63.3
Warren County 2 Rural 11.4 (6.3, 19.7) 8 (1, 79) 4 78.3
Northampton County 2 Rural 10.7 (5.9, 19.0) 14 (1, 79) 3 70.8
Caswell County 2 Rural 8.3 (4.6, 14.4) 61 (2, 79) 3 61.5
Currituck County 2 Urban 8.6 (4.7, 14.8) 50 (1, 79) 3 59.3
Greene County 2 Rural 12.7 (7.2, 21.2) 5 (1, 79) 3 84.2
Pamlico County 2 Rural 15.1 (7.8, 27.8) 1 (1, 79) 3 80.0
Alleghany County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Avery County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Bertie County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Camden County 2 Urban
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*
3 or fewer
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Chowan County 2 Rural
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*
3 or fewer
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Clay County 2 Rural
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*
3 or fewer
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Gates County 2 Urban
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*
3 or fewer
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Graham County 2 Rural
*
*
3 or fewer
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Hertford County 2 Rural
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*
3 or fewer
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Hyde County 2 Rural
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*
3 or fewer
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Jones County 2 Rural
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*
3 or fewer
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Madison County 2 Urban
*
*
3 or fewer
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Martin County 2 Rural
*
*
3 or fewer
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Mitchell County 2 Rural
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*
3 or fewer
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Perquimans County 2 Rural
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*
3 or fewer
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Polk County 2 Rural
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*
3 or fewer
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Scotland County 2 Rural
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*
3 or fewer
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Swain County 2 Rural
*
*
3 or fewer
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Tyrrell County 2 Rural
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*
3 or fewer
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Washington County 2 Rural
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*
3 or fewer
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Yancey County 2 Rural
*
*
3 or fewer
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2026 2:22 am.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (SEER areas use 20 age groups and NPCR areas use 19 age groups). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates.

Rates are computed using cancers classified as malignant based on ICD-O-3. For more information see malignant.html.

^ Late Stage is defined as cases determined to be regional or distant. Due to changes in stage coding, Combined Summary Stage with Expanded Regional Codes (2004+) is used for data from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) databases and Merged Summary Stage is used for data from National Program of Cancer Registries databases. Due to the increased complexity with staging, other staging variables maybe used if necessary.

Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.

Source: SEER and NPCR data. For more specific information please see the table.

* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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